Cockbill Street One-Day League Season 1

The first Season of the One-Day League in Cockbill Street, one of four competitions in county cricket in Cockbill Street, was won by Jotneheim with a game to spare, taking their third of four possible titles and completing an excellent season. There was a fight between Jotneheim and Wynshire, but when Wynshire lost their head-to-head match by three wickets, the rest of the season became fairly academic, as Jotneheim eased to the required victories. The final margin of two points was the result of Jotneheim giving up in the fourteenth round, when they had already taken the title.

Matchday one

Eric Crosse and Geoff Sandiford took four wickets each to reduce CSCT to 246 all out, then had to have help from Stuart Wylie and Joanna Hales to save the victory - the last-wicket partnership of 66 won the match for Wynshire. Northset took an unexciting 21-run win over the dwarves, while the trolls beat Woodshire after James Powys had made an unbeaten 150, the highest score of the round. Harold Hanbury took four for 19 as Ayreshire recorded a big win over Rothershire, Ewan Crosbie making 78 not out to see them go top of the table.

Wynshire v CSCT

CSCT 246 ao (47.3 ovs) lost to Wynshire 248-9 (42.3 ovs) by one wicket

B'zugda'hiara v Northset

Northset 263-8 (50 ovs) beat B'zugda'hiara 242-8 (50 ovs) by 21 runs

Woodshire v Jotneheim

Woodshire 274-4 (50 ovs) lost to Jotneheim 275-4 (48.5 ovs) by six wickets

Rothershire v Ayreshire

Rothershire 135 ao (32.3 ovs) lost to Ayreshire 141-3 (24 ovs) by seven wickets

Matchday two

Geoff Sandiford increased his wicket-tally to nine as he bowled out the entire top-order of Northset in the top-of-the-table clash, before Fred Borrington made 87 not out to see Wynshire to the target. Ayreshire had another great bowling performance, Stephen Potts taking three for 15 and Chris Wells three for 30 as Ayreshire won by 134 runs, while Azurite's 105 and two maidens saw Jotneheim win by thirteen runs over Rothershire.

Wynshire v Northset

Northset 272 ao (47.3 ovs) lost to Wynshire 273-4 (45 ovs) by six wickets

Woodshire v Ayreshire

Ayreshire 231-6 (50 ovs) beat Woodshire 97 ao (32.3 ovs) by 134 runs

Rothershire v Jotneheim

Jotneheim 279-9 (50 ovs) beat Rothershire 266-3 (50 ovs) by 13 runs

B'zugda'hiara v CSCT

B'zugda'hiara 179 ao (40 ovs) lost to CSCT 184-4 (37.2 ovs) by six wickets

Matchday three

Rothershire's Alan Middleton took four for 57, but it didn't help as Rothershire fell 16 short at Wynshire - Eric Crosse taking three for 28 and top-scoring with 47. Thus, Wynshire took over the lead in the table. CSCT's Charles Head turned the game with B'zugda'hiara around, as he got two important wickets for 14, helping as they crashed to 179, and Jon Kimber did the rest with 59 not out. Meanwhile, Woodshire collapsed to their third defeat in a row, despite William Mason taking three for 26, as Northset won by two wickets. A big partnership of 173 between Bjorn Spearthrower and Lars Bearhugger resulted in the dwarves making 316 for 4, yet they were chased down with four balls to spare - Goethite making 98 not out. Meanwhile, Ayreshire recorded their first loss as Chris Pritchard took care of Ayreshire's batting line-up with three for 20 for CSCT, and they chased the target with nine balls to spare.

Wynshire v Rothershire

Wynshire 268-7 (50 ovs) beat Rothershire 252-7 (50 ovs) by 16 runs

Woodshire v Northset

Woodshire 199 ao (47.1 ovs) lost to Northset 200-8 (38.5 ovs) by two wickets

B'zugda'hiara v Jotneheim

B'zugda'hiara 316-4 (50 ovs) lost to Jotneheim 320-5 (49.2 ovs) by five wickets

CSCT v Ayreshire

Ayreshire 229 ao (49.1 ovs) lost to CSCT 231-4 (48.3 ovs) by six wickets

Matchday four

In the top-of-the-table clash on matchday 4, Jotneheim saw Harmotome snare five for 47, then collapse to 103 for 7 after the efforts of Fred Hinks, who took four for 36. Niter then smashed 80 not out to take them past the target in a see-sawing game, the ninth-wicket partnership yielding 74 runs. Ayreshire definitely ran out of form, Ginny Seymour making 79 but outwitted by Petteri Goldthrower, who took four for 25 as B'zugda'hiara won by 22 runs, Ayreshire collapsing from 149 for 1 to 234. Woodshire were guilty of poor bowling management and slow scoring as they crashed to another defeat, by seven wickets to CSCT, George Bradley making 126 not out with the bat and taking two for 36 with the ball. Rothershire, meanwhile, had Eric Robertson smash his way to an unbeaten 182 - the highest score of the season so far - and setting a target of 296, only to see Ryan Johnston taking it out of their hands with a unbeaten century of his own.

Wynshire v Jotneheim

Wynshire 227-9 (50 ovs) lost to Jotneheim 233-9 (46.4 ovs) by one wicket

B'zugda'hiara v Ayreshire

B'zugda'hiara 256-8 (50 ovs) beat Ayreshire 234 ao (48.3 ovs) by 22 runs

Woodshire v CSCT

Woodshire 227-4 (50 ovs) lost to CSCT 228-3 (43.1 ovs) by seven wickets

Rothershire v Northset

Rothershire 295-8 (50 ovs) lost to Northset 296-4 (48.1 ovs) by six wickets

Matchday five

Petter Stonelover served up the bowling performance of the season against Rothershire, taking six for 8 with only Howard Clare resisting with 42 - Rothershire could only set a target of 84, which was all too easy, and B'zugda'hiara's season suddenly looked ok - while Rothershire headed to their fifth successive defeat. William Mason took four for 14 as Wynshire made 223 against Woodshire - Michael Harris scoring 63 - and a ton from Warwick Douglas sent Woodshire to their first one-day win, despite four wickets in six overs from Tara Heighes. George Bradley served up yet another good bowling performance as Jotneheim were bowled out for 214 at the VCG, Bradley taking three for 36, but Harmotome bowled four maidens and took three for 17 as CSCT crumbled to 118 for 9. Their unbeaten last-wicket partnership of 79 - a record - couldn't take them all the way, as Jotneheim recorded their fifth straight win. Wickets fell at a canter for Northset, who could only muster 173 for 8 as their bowlers were tied down, and Ewan Crosbie made his third fifty as Ayreshire made it to the target.

B'zugda'hiara v Rothershire

Rothershire 83 ao (24.1 ovs) lost to B'zugda'hiara 85-1 (13.4 ovs) by nine wickets

Wynshire v Woodshire

Wynshire 223 ao (46 ovs) lost to Woodshire 229-6 (40.3 ovs) by four wickets

CSCT v Jotneheim

Jotneheim 214 all out (47.5 ovs) beat CSCT 197-9 (50 ovs) by 17 runs

Northset v Ayreshire

Northset 173-8 (50 ovs) lost to Ayreshire 175-7 (41.2 ovs) by three wickets

Matchday six

Eric Crosse bowled well enough to take four for 27 as Ayreshire crumbled to 92 for 7, but they were let off the hook, Oliver Hoare making a run-a-ball 81. However, Tara Heighes smacked an unbeaten century as Wynshire won by nine wickets. William Mason's fast bowling scared the living daylight out of the dwarves, as he had five dwarves for ducks in his extra-terrestrial spell of 3.4-2-4-5. After Andri Bjornsson had taken four for 40 in Woodshire's innings, it was a good revenge, as Woodshire won by eighty runs. Rothershire were outclassed by CSCT, Eric Blundell making an unbeaten 59 while Tony Thompson took four for 30 in the Rothershire collapse to 170. On a slow pitch in Chesham, Jotneheim could only scrape 203 for 8 as all the Northset bowlers got wickets, and a sixth-wicket partnership of 78 between Ben Fenner and Alan Cass won them the game with a bit more than four overs to spare, Jotneheim's first loss.

Wynshire v Ayreshire

Ayreshire 238 ao (42.3 ovs) lost to Wynshire 239-1 (40 ovs) by nine wickets

B'zugda'hiara v Woodshire

Woodshire 197 ao (50 ovs) beat B'zugda'hiara 117 ao (30.4 ovs) by 80 runs

Rothershire v CSCT

Rothershire 170 ao (44.1 ovs) lost to CSCT 171-3 (28.5 ovs) by seven wickets

Northset v Jotneheim

Jotneheim 203-8 (50 ovs) lost to Northset 204-8 (45.3 ovs) by two wickets

Matchday seven

Tara Heighes had been promoted from two to one following her unbeaten century against Ayreshire, and against a bowling attack including Petter Stonelover, Petteri Goldthrower and Per Bearslayer, she made 150 not out off 163 balls as Wynshire smashed 304 for 2. Heighes and Thomas Elderkin paired up for 272 for the first wicket, a one-day league record. Despite a healthy attempt from the dwarves, B'zugda'hiara were set back by good bowling from Eric Crosse, who took three for 57, and Tara Heighes also bowled some death overs to good effect. After William Mason's stunning bowling effort the other day, most hoped for a similar effort against rock-bottom Rothershire, but Woodshire didn't stand up with bat nor ball as they were beaten by four wickets, as Rothershire won their first match in seven attempts. The first tie of the season came at the VCG, Northset's Diana Voss making 148 not out from number three to lift Northset to 296 for 5, then having CSCT on the rack at 205 for 7 after William Chandler took four for 47, but James Brooks and Charles Head ensured that the game was tied with an eighth-wicket partnership of 91. Jotneheim came back on track with a thumping 76-run victory over Ayreshire, Goethite scoring his second century with 101 to cement his position as the highest run-scorer this season.

Wynshire v B'zugda'hiara

Wynshire 304-2 (50 ovs) beat B'zugda'hiara 286-6 (50 ovs) by 18 runs

Woodshire v Rothershire

Woodshire 239-6 (50 ovs) lost to Rothershire 240-6 (45.1 ovs) by four wickets

CSCT v Northset

Northset 296-5 (50 ovs) tied with CSCT 296-7 (50 ovs)

Jotneheim v Ayreshire

Jotneheim 238-4 (50 ovs) beat Ayreshire 162 ao (48.4 ovs) by 76 runs

Matchday eight

An unbeaten ton from Michael Harris rescued Wynshire from hostile bowling at the VCG, and the hosts CSCT crumbled to Tara Heighes' left-arm swing bowling, which yielded three for 36. Thus Wynshire kept up with Jotneheim at the top. B'zugda'hiara beat Northset in a wholly unremarkable game at Chesham, while William Mason set his radar correct again to take four for 16 against Jotneheim - helped by off-spinner James Powys, who took three for 37. However, Woodshire imploded to 99 for 7, three run-outs destroying them as they finished on 193. A massive score from Ayreshire, batting first, meant that the chase was always going to be difficult, and Ginny Seymour rounded Rothershire up with a hat-trick, finishing with four for 13.

CSCT v Wynshire

Wynshire 271-8 (50 ovs) beat CSCT 239-9 (50 ovs) by 32 runs

Northset v B'zugda'hiara

B'zugda'hiara 255-8 (50 ovs) beat Northset 217-5 (50 ovs) by 38 runs

Jotneheim v Woodshire

Jotneheim 224 ao (49.2 ovs) beat Woodshire 193 ao (49 ovs) by 31 runs

Ayreshire v Rothershire

Ayreshire 311-8 (50 ovs) beat Rothershire 247 ao (46.1 ovs) by 64 runs

Matchday nine

Wynshire were put in to bat by Northset captain Alan Cass at Chesham, and after Fred Borrington amassed 96 not out off 53 balls, supported by 75 from Tara Heighes, Wynshire were in a good position. Gavin Kruskopf and Warren Allsopp both made centuries, but in the end, Tara Heighes' economical bowling (one for 37 off 9 overs) made the difference as Wynshire kept up the chase. Ginny Seymour batted Woodshire out of the game, as she made 86 off 80 balls, and then bowled three maidens as Woodshire were tied down to 236 for 6. All the dwarf bowlers fired at the VCG, as they bowled CSCT out for 108, and then imploded to Geroge Bradley's fast bowling - he took six for 14 as B'zugda'hiara imploded to 90. Peter Gruggen made an unbeaten 150 as Rothershire amassed 287 for 6, and despite an unbeaten ton from Jotneheim's star batsman, Goethite, Rothershire won by fifteen runs and brought excitement to the title fight.

Northset v Wynshire

Wynshire 319-9 (50 ovs) beat Northset 314-4 (50 ovs) by five runs

Ayreshire v Woodshire

Ayreshire 294-5 (50 ovs) beat Woodshire 236-6 (50 ovs) by 58 runs

CSCT v B'zugda'hiara

CSCT 108 ao (28.2 ovs) beat B'zugda'hiara 90 ao (28 ovs) by 18 runs

Jotneheim v Rothershire

Rothershire 287-6 (50 ovs) beat Jotneheim 272-4 (50 ovs) by 15 runs

Matchday ten

Harmotome and Dravite took seven wickets between them as Jotneheim humiliated the dwarves, bowling them out for 62. The chase was easy enough, as Jotneheim won by nine wickets - taking a massive net run-rate out of the game, to regain the league lead. Wynshire kept up, though, as they squeezed past Rothershire in a nail-biter, winning by six wickets as Fred Borrington and Michael Harris upped the rate near the end to win by an over. Northset were bowled out by Woodshire, but it cost 280 runs, and their fragile batting line-up were never anywhere near chasing it. CSCT recovered from a spot of poor batting form, George Bradley and Jon Kimber never quivering after they lost William Mackle for a duck early on, and Kimber eventually made 143 not out off only 97 balls - the century came off 72 balls, a new record.

Rothershire v Wynshire

Rothershire 247-9 (50 ovs) lost to Wynshire 249-4 (49 ovs) by six wickets

Jotneheim v B'zugda'hiara

B'zugda'hiara 62 ao (21.2 ovs) lost to Jotneheim 65-1 (13.5 ovs) by nine wickets

Northset v Woodshire

Northset 280 ao (48.3 ovs) beat Woodshire 227 ao (46.3 ovs) by 53 runs

Ayreshire v CSCT

Ayreshire 230-6 (50 ovs) lost to CSCT 232-1 (29.4 ovs) by nine wickets

Matchday eleven

The title would be decided in the big Troll Oval, Wynshire batting first against Jotneheim. However, despite Greg Lee's valiant efforts with 71 from number six, Wynshire crumbled hopelessly against the Jotneheim bowling, and despite Joanna Hales taking three for 42, Dravite's 36 not out - coupled with three for 34 earlier - saw Jotneheim to the three-wicket win, which would most likely result in another title for the trolls. Ayreshire thumped B'zugda'hiara thanks to a 70-ball century from Henry Paton, which lifted them to 344 for 5, and despite Andri Bjornsson making 114, Oliver Hoare got the better of the Ayreshire batsmen with five for 39. Maidens flourished at the VCG, as Woodshire somehow failed to chase 230 with nine wickets in hand - Warwick Douglas making 115 not out off 152 balls, with Dave Blenerhassett bowling five maidens in the chase! Wyona Mann took four for 34 and Diana Voss made 81 not out as Northset thumped Rothershire by eight wickets, keeping their hopes of a top-three finish alive.

Jotneheim v Wynshire

Wynshire 163 ao (33.1 ovs) lost to Jotneheim 167-7 (38.4 ovs) by three wickets

Ayreshire v B'zugda'hiara

Ayreshire 344-5 (50 ovs) beat B'zugda'hiara 212 ao (46.1 ovs) by 132 runs

CSCT v Woodshire

CSCT 230-6 (50 ovs) beat Woodshire 219-1 (50 ovs) by 11 runs

Northset v Rothershire

Rothershire 143 ao (31 ovs) lost to Northset 146-2 (35 ovs) by eight wickets

Matchday twelve

Wynshire looked to have lost all confidence, as 102 from James Powys was enough to bat them out of the game against Woodshire. It wasn't even particularly good bowling from the Woodshire side, but Tara Heighes slowed the run-rate down with 36, and Woodshire escaped with a surprise seven-run win. The dwarves imploded with the bat yet again against Rothershire, losing by seven wickets despite Petteri Goldthrower bowling 5-4-7-2, while Jotneheim ensured themselves of the title after plundering runs off CSCT's bowler James Brooks to go to 322 for 8. Despite centuries from Eric Blundell and George Bradley, CSCT lost by 30 runs, and Jotneheim suddenly had a four-point gap at the top of the table. Northset, meanwhile, took their second easy chasing victory as Gavin Kruskopf made 143 not out and they won by nine wickets.

Rothershire v B'zugda'hiara

B'zugda'hiara 84 ao (27.2 ovs) lost to Rothershire 86-3 (18.3 ovs) by seven wickets

Woodshire v Wynshire

Woodshire 289-8 (50 ovs) beat Wynshire 282-5 (50 ovs) by seven runs

Jotneheim v CSCT

Jotneheim 322-8 (50 ovs) beat CSCT 292-3 (50 ovs) by 30 runs

Ayreshire v Northset

Ayreshire 263-8 (50 ovs) lost to Northset 264-1 (45.4 ovs) by nine wickets

Matchday thirteen

Wynshire were in all kinds of trouble. As Henry Smith whipped through their batting order, taking four for 31, they must have been ruing their lost opportunities. Despite Eric Crosse, Fred Hinks and Joanna Hales combining to bowl Ayreshire out for 180, they knew they had no chance of catching Jotneheim. Andri Bjornsson's century nearly brought Woodshire back to earth, but Richard le Comber paced his chase well, as he made 172 in Woodshire's 296 for 2, Carl Nicholson ensuring a win on the last ball. CSCT, meanwhile, were decidedly unimpressive as left-arm spinner Ray Mumford walked through their middle-order, taking four for 23, and bowling them out for 121. Peter Gruggen made 66 in the reply, as CSCT got a painful loss on their backs. Ryan Johnston's unbeaten 93 put some pressure on Jotneheim's batting order, but the bowlers didn't back them up, and Jotneheim's title was beyond all theories of mathematics.

Ayreshire v Wynshire

Wynshire 198-9 (50 ovs) beat Ayreshire 180 ao (41.3 ovs) by 18 runs

Woodshire v B'zugda'hiara

B'zugda'hiara 294-6 (50 ovs) lost to Woodshire 296-2 (50 ovs) by eight wickets

CSCT v Rothershire

CSCT 121 ao (23.4 ovs) lost to Rothershire 125-4 (29.2 ovs) by six wickets

Jotneheim v Northset

Northset 261-4 (50 ovs) lost to Jotneheim 263-3 (43.3 ovs) by seven wickets

Matchday fourteen

Wynshire fired both in batting and bowling to beat B'zugda'hiara by a whopping 136 runs, but it was far too late, although second place wasn't out of the question. Meanwhile, Woodshire's Richard le Comber blasted his second century in as many weeks, while Kevin Kingdon smashed 75 not out off 35 balls - Richard Dutton conceding 103 off his ten overs, Michael Dobson 95, as Woodshire moved to 364 for 4. Four wickets from swing bowler Matthew Brown and three for 26 for William Mason wrapped up Rothershire for 165. Centuries from Warren Allsopp and Ryan Johnston ensured that Northset won the fight for third place with CSCT, despite Fred Mitchell making an unbeaten 108 from number six. For Jotneheim, it didn't really matter that Richard Phillips smacked 83 not out to win the match for Ayreshire by four wickets - they still took the title in style.

B'zugda'hiara v Wynshire

Wynshire 258-4 (50 ovs) beat B'zugda'hiara 122 ao (23.2 ovs) by 136 runs

Rothershire v Woodshire

Woodshire 364-4 (50 ovs) beat Rothershire 165 ao (29.4 ovs) by 199 runs

Northset v CSCT

Northset 302-5 (50 ovs) beat CSCT 253 ao (49.2 ovs) by 49 runs

Ayreshire v Jotneheim

Jotneheim 273-6 (50 ovs) lost to Ayreshire 274-6 (44.4 ovs) by four wickets

Final table

Most runs in the season

Most wickets in the season